Questions for OFMDFM on Osborne Appointment

Commenting on the announcement that Peter Osborne has been appointed as Chair of the Community Relations Council, Jim Allister MLA said: “I am surprised that the department over which the First Minister jointly presides has given its assent to Mr Osborne being...

TUV Statement on McGlinchey Suspended Sentence

Statement by TUV Leader Jim Allister MLA: “I am dismayed that for the vile crime of aiding and abetting terrorism, linked to the callous murder of Sappers Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar, that Marian McGlinchey has received a paltry suspended sentence. “The Quinsey...

Kelly’s “Informed Warning”

Commenting on an “informed warning” for Gerry Kelly over his obstruction of the police when he jumped on the bonnet of a landrover, TUV leader Jim Allister said: “This is political policing in action. While flag protesters are pursued by a special...

22 Fundamental Flaws in the Haass proposals

TUV’s analysis of the Haass proposals General observations: 1. Throughout the document there is not a single acknowledgement that for 30 years we faced a campaign of vicious terrorism; instead “terrorism” is sanitised down to “the...

TUV Leader’s New Year message

Message from Jim Allister MLA: TUV had an effective year in 2013: we helped force the DUP’s huge u-turn on the odious Maze project, we piloted Ann’s Law through Stormont – giving innocent victims their first victory in years and Sinn Fein their first...